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I am reaching out to all Veterans, no matter what rank or rate. Those Veterans that served on any of the Repair Tenders on active duty for your comments. As of 1997 the Molders and Patternmakers ratings were discontinued, and are no longer recognized in the active Navy. Sadly even on this site they are not recognized. Those same jobs no longer exist in the civilian Naval Shipyards as well. If any of the Veterans out there had your rates discontinued I would like to hear from you. I would…

The older we get the closer we get to that Great Sandbox in the Sky. a lot of us don't know it until we start loosing our good health. Like me, and find its closer than you think. So many good friends so little time. Heck, a lot of us don't keep in touch with our immediate family, let alone the friendships and bonds we shared early in our lives with our molder brothers. We get all wrapped up with getting married, raising families, and making a living. In all that pursuit we somehow seem to…

I like to let people know when I get a benefit that actually works for me. I had several bankers tell me I had to bring the 16k to the table! I didn’t really feel like that was a VA benefit because I could do a little better on the conventional market. I also had a heck of a time with other brokers to get me a 15-year loan! They really didn’t listen to my goals or needs.

Trying to research my wife's father so that I can build her a shadow box of his career. I'm an active member in the USAF Reserve so my Navy is a bit weak. Could anyone help me out with awards and decorations and rank insignia?

IN MAY OF 1956 ,I WAS CALLED INTO COMMANDING OFFICERS OFFICE,I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS PICKED OUT OF THE COMPLETE NAVAL DISTRICT THE ONE CORPSMAN ,TO GO TO ANNAPOLIS,TO BECOME AND OFFICER AND A INTERN IN THE US NAVY MEDICAL FIELD. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,BY LL HAYNES COS,CAPTIAN ROGERS,AND REAR ADM GILMORE.BEING YOUNG ,MARRIED AND A BABY AT HOME,I DECIDED NOT TO ACCEPT,THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN LIFE,THEM YEARS I RAN THE ADMISSION ROOM AT CHELSEA,I AM NOW 81 AND STILL REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT…

We are looking for any living WWII Pacific Theatre AROU (Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit) Veterans. Our annual AROU reunion is taking place in October in Nashville TN and we'd love to find more of the living members of that group who were on various islands creating and operating air bases for the repair and overhaul of Navy planes. We honored 5 veterans at our last reunion in Clearwater, FL with a fun event but the ranks of these wonderful men are thinnning at an alarming rate as you…

Any carrier-based squadron and shipmate member should consider joining Squadrons & Shipmates Inc. (google it) for excellent reunion activities. The group was originally formed for members of USS Midway and FDR carriers, but is NOW open to all carrier and ship-based squadron members. June 2017 reunion will be held in Dayton,Ohio and 2018 reunion is scheduled to be held in Tuscon, AZ. Great group of folks who enjoy the camaraderie of their fellow veterans.

BREMERTON The USS Independence soon will become the third inactive aircraft carrier in 2 &frac12; years to be towed away and dismantled. Final preparations are being made for a mid-March departure from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard&#039;s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Navy spokeswoman Colleen O&#039;Rourke said Monday. The exact date hasn&#039;t been set. The Indy, farthest south of the ships, will follow the USS Constellation, which left in August 2014, and the USS…

It is with great sadness that I have just learned of the passing of yet another shipmate. PRC Kenneth Owen Getchey. Kenny stayed the 20 plus. I just learned of his passing earlier this month through the internet. Ken passed away back in 2007. Yeah, 10 years ago. How time flies. You young guys and girls in uniform will soon learn as you grow older, you lose touch as the 4 winds scatter you and your friends to all corners of the earth. You lose touch. Fortunately for me, I found my shipmates…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is scrapping its decision to eliminate dozens of enlisted sailors' job titles, including many that end in "man," after hitting an onslaught of opposition from the force.

The decision to drop long-held traditional titles and instead refer to sailors by their rank was announced in September and signaled a sharp cultural shift for the Navy. Three months later, after hearing persistent complaints and questions from sailors around the world, Navy leaders are…